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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1914
Page
4
The Republica n reports Iowa added 56 new banks in 1914, with total deposits rising 182,658,055.61 over a decade. Private banks failed eight times in the year, while state banks and trust companies numbered 791 and 304 respectively.
The European war disrupts potash imports from Germany prompting a push to raise prices for fertilizers containing potash. An Ohio State finding notes a ton of average farm manure holds over 10 pounds of potash and, in six winter months, 100,000,000 pounds of potash across the state. Exposed manure loses much of this value to rain, while nitrogen and phosphorus are also wasted. The message urges conserving domestic potash instead of relying on imports.
Across Iowa mulet petitions circulated widely. Clayton county shows over eighty percent signing, Elkader reports all but six voters on the petition, and Jackson county is weaker. Maquoketa records 55.69 percent signed with pressure expected to force 48 withdrawals to dry the county.
Fred R. Otto of Chester area entered a farming contest for the best acre of corn. He prepared his father's ground, planted Clover King corn on May 17, weeded and hoed, four cultivation steps, and harvested 115 bushels per acre, winning the prize.
In Winneshiek county there is a calm organized corps urging woman suffrage but preferring legislative submission. If local senator or representative resist, officials may face vocal pushback while strong talkers outnumber listeners.
Editor W. A. Kennedy reports relocation from Ontario to Calipatria Imperial Valley. town started April 1 1914 with brick business blocks two lumber yards cotton gin electric lighting 300 population and 160 acre ranches near by. ostrich shipments 10 cars 60 birds per car highlight local farming alfalfa seed yields cattle herds and land values 50 to 150 dollars per acre depending on improvement.
Leading horsemen warn European war drives horse exports so high that the United States army may be deprived of supply. The National Remount Association plans to take up the issue with officials and seek congressional action to restrict or forbid exporting mares to solve possible reproduction problems.
George Riley White of Monona attempted to cross the pontoon bridge at midnight from McGregor to Prairie du Chien. He was found the next morning frozen to the ice with a severely injured scalp and a left leg broken in two places, then sent to the Prairie du Chien sanitarium for treatment.
Ossian residents Councilman J. B. Wagner and Jos Sobolik visited Ossian Monday to study the Bullard electric light plant. They aim to install a local system at Fort Atkinson with John Sattler wiring and dynamo, while the town supplies poles wire and incandescents and receives the electricity from Sattler.
John Brennan of near Harpers Ferry loses fourteen cattle when they stray over a bluff onto leased land. Fifteen head in total drop to a snow covered drop near Peter Conway's quarry below, with the animals piling up in an unrecognizable mass.
An elderly couple Hans Tanson and his wife perished in a house fire in Water ville Allamakee county. The blaze consumed the building before help arrived and their charred remains were found among the ruins.
The Red Widow, a popular New York musical comedy, arrives at the Grand next Monday January 4. It satirizes a rich American's schemes to please a woman in red with a light hearted look at romance and social pretensions.
A reader in Ola sends a long winter letter from Pine Grove and Pleasant Ridge describing weather, crops and livestock plans, a poultry show at Plainview, and hardship among cotton farmers. He reports starting a Home for the Friendless taking in an orphan, local misadventure involving Mrs Muldoon and Mrs Schlammenbanger, and mentions Nebraska arrivals, local politics, and a possible move to Hot Springs, ending with New Year wishes to the recipient.
Last week A I Becker sold his 100 acre Frankville township farm to Harry Bullard. Becker also acquired the Majestic moving picture building located one door west of the Bee office as part of the deal.
University of Wisconsin lecturer Eric R. Miller demonstrates two uncommon devices a pyre heliometer and a Callendar recorder for measuring sun rays and heat. He notes limited use but highlights potential for agricultural data and seasonal energy comparisons across regions.
An outsider sold bottled cold tea to young men at a Livermore town dance, using a wink and a high price to attract buyers. Buyers discovered the drink was just tea, and anger followed. A similar Deco rah incident ended with a farmer bootlegging conviction in federal court.
Franklin K Lane secretary of the interior announces that American potash will be produced in California within a few weeks. The Searles Lake plant will begin at five tons per day and rise to 120 tons daily or 37 050 tons per year as demand grows.
An old advertisement promotes Burdock Blood Bitters with a jesting exchange about keeping blood pure. The ad urges simple living, exercise, and cleanliness and offers an 8 bottle misprint priced at $1.00.
Arrangements are made for a centenary commemoration of Parmentier’s death in France. Louis XVI promised a banquet to launch potatoes but the royal cook served leaves as cabbage, displeasing the court until a second experiment won acceptance. The piece also recalls Dahl introducing the dahlia to civilization as a substitute crop.
Perspiration stains on white blouses can be removed by soaking in cold water with a small amount of carbonate of soda added. Also a brief notice to avoid hanging off and a product pitch for Barker's Remedy. For sale by John G Schimming and R A Engbertson, Ady.
Explorers report a desert dwelling antelope in Somaliland that survives without drinking water. The species exists in an arid region with annual rainfall under three inches and no obvious water sources.
A witty exchange turns on a previous argument as a wife notes she underestimated her husband. He responds with a droll reminder of her own barbs. The humor hinges on mutual teases about character.
The Weekly Inter Ocean is sold to W D Boice Co and renamed The Farming Business with a new price of 1 50 per year. It will cover news farm and home topics and offers club price 2 50 for The Farming Business and The Decorah Republican.
An odd mildew remedy suggests saturating the article with kerosene, rolling it up, and allowing it to stand for at least twenty four hours before washing in hot soapsuds.
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